Ready or Not, Here I Come

Kidz Bookz

Capeci, Anne. Food chain frenzy. New York : Scholastic, c2003.

Arnold is not happy when his class goes on a food chain field trip the day his cousin Janet comes to school with him.

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Stamper, Judith Bauer. Rocky road trip. New York : Scholastic, c2003.

Ms. Frizzle's class goes on a field trip to the western U.S. in order to study rocks and minerals.

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Webb, Holly. Lost in the snow. New York : Scholastic, 2008.

Fluff the kitten gets lost in the snow when she runs away from the farm where she was born, but finally, after several frightening days on the run, she is found by a little girl who wants her more than anything.

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Webb, Holly. Max : the missing puppy. New York : Scholastic, 2008.

Molly is delighted with her new puppy Max. But Max wishes to follow Molly whenever she goes out. Alas, an open window affords an opportunity and Max gets lost. The range of emotions experienced by both Molly and the family that finds the dog are very realistically described. Webb also provides vital information that any child who likes animals will need to know. Worth having in the classroom or at home.

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Webb, Holly. Sam : the stolen puppy. New York : Scholastic, 2008.

Sam, a golden Labrador puppy, is Emily's best present ever! The two become great friends and Emily is sad to leave him at home when she starts back at school. When Sam is stolen from the back garden one afternoon, Emily is desperate with worry. She is determined to get her precious puppy back - but how will she find him?.

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Webb, Holly. Sky : the unwanted kitten. New York : Scholastic, 2008.

Olivia's very unhappy about moving house and leaving all her friends behind, not to mention next door's two lovely cats. But her parents have a surprise that they hope will cheer her up: a beautiful Siamese kitten. The kitten is adorable, with huge blue eyes, but Olivia insists she doesn't want a cat and Sky is left all alone ...surely Olivia won't be able to resist for long?.

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McMorrow, Catherine. Quakes! New York : Random House, c2000.

Presents a brief look into the causes and effects of earthquakes; along with information on four major earthquakes in history and earthquake facts.

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Squire, Ann. Gemstones. New York : Children's Press, c2013.

Explains what gemstones are, the scale to rank hardness called the Mohs' scale, how stones are weighed, how they are formed, how stones are cut, and non-jewelry uses for gemstones.

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Donnelly, Judy. Moonwalk : the first trip to the moon. New York : Random House, c1989.

Narrates the preparations and activities that culminated in man's first landing on the moon in July, 1969.

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Kramer, Sydelle. To the top! : climbing the world's highest mountain. New York : Random House, c1993.

Describes how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkey became the first human beings to reach the top of the world by climbing Mount Everest.

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Hurwitz, Johanna. Helen Keller : courage in the dark. New York : Random House, c1997.

A biography of the blind and deaf girl who overcame both handicaps with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan.

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Machado, Ana Maria, 1942-. Gente, Bicho, Planta : o mundo me encanta. 8a edição. São Paulo : Global Editora, 2009.

Gente, bicho e planta são importantes uns para os outros e para a natureza. Essa simultaneidade é que mantém o encantamento da vida.

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Dahl, Roald. Os Minpins. São Paulo : Marin Fontes, 1994.

Burlando a vigilância da mãe e vencendo o medo, um dia Billy penetrou na temível Floresta do Pecado. Lá, ele ficou conhecendo os Minpins, uma gentinha minúscula que morava nos ocos das árvores. O único inimigo dos Minpins era o terrível Triturador. Voando nas costas de um cisne, Billy conseguiu livrá-los do monstro devastador. E ganhou amigos que tornaram sua infância a mais feliz do mundo.

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Boulos Júnior, Alfredo, 1950-. Imigrantes no Brasil : (1870-1920). São Paulo : FTD, 2000.

Partindo da idéia de que todo trabalhador, seja ele estrangeiro ou nacional, livre ou escravo, é uma pessoa antes de ser uma força de trabalho, vamos apresentar aspectos do cotidiano de parte dos europeus que para cá vieram. E, ao mesmo tempo, mostrar um pouco da contribuição dessa "brava gente" na formação do brasil. Acreditamos que essas histórias, tão pouco divulgadas, têm grande importância para nós todos, descendentes de imigrantes ou não.

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Paiva, Eduardo França. O ouro e as transformações na sociedade colonial. 4. ed. São Paulo : Atual, 1998.

Nesta obra, o século XVIII é visto como gerador e palco de grandes transformações no cenário brasileiro. A obra relaciona o chamado ciclo da mineração com o processo de independência do Brasil, apontando para isso elementos como o aumento de complexidade da composição social, o desenvolvimento da vida urbana, entre outros.

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